Sugaray Rayford

Sugaray Rayford – Somebody Save Me (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 40:59 minutes | 495 MB | Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Forty Below Records

On “The Revelator”, the opening track off his upcoming Forty Below Records release, ‘Somebody Save Me’, Sugaray Rayford forcefully sings, “I’m a freak of nature / I ain’t no honey bee / I’m an unknown creature / The like you’ve never seen.” At 6’5″ and 300 pounds, this cigar chompin’ ex-Marine with a voice like a delta hurricane and a magnetic personality, holds court in any room he enters. Possessing an old school vocal style that echoes Muddy Waters, Otis Redding and Teddy Pendergrass, Rayford is also a stellar dancer with moves reminiscent of the Legendary James Brown.

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Sugaray Rayford – In Too Deep (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 37:56 minutes | 719 MB | Genre: Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Forty Below Records

Vocalist Sugaray Rayford blends the passion and power of the blues with the melodies of vintage soul and the earthy grooves of funk and R&B. Growing up in Texas, he first learned to perform in church, and if his sound changed with time, the fervor of his performances shows a clear connection to gospel traditions: He can sing songs with a message just as comfortably as he can tell listeners about good love and hard times.
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